I got Heidi’s photo Here.
I watched the show Prostitutes to Parrots on Animal Planet last night. It seems that Heidi Fleiss has a new gig. After adopting 20 macaws, Heidi has to figure out how to efficiently care for them while trying to make enough money to support herself and her flock. Now this is a problem. All of her macaws are free-flighted and have the run of the house. From what I’ve been able to observe, the house isn’t sufficiently parrot-proofed to cope with the onslaught of such massive beaks.
There is a way to handle this. She has the space. And if she’d knock off the runs to Whole Foods for pre-made butternut squash soup, she’d be able to afford them. I like the show, but until she gets a staff together and trained to look after her flock, there’s going to be hell to pay. There’s tons of things she could do to make the situation easier for her and better for her flock. It doesn’t have to be hard. And she doesn’t have to be as anxious about the situation as she is. I’d simply love to see this work for her. Her heart’s in the right place and she appears to absolutely adore her flock. And if she changed some things, and improved the environment for them, it could work. The trick isn’t to be critical, but constructive.
Now here is the rub: Does Animal Planet want to see her succeed? Or does AP think the inherent drama of the situation makes for better T.V.? I don’t know, but I’m staying tuned.
August 1, 2011 at 10:23 am
I didn’t know about this show, thanks for the review Patricia , I am going to certainly set my DVR and hopefully find previous shows to tape.
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August 1, 2011 at 10:31 am
One thing for sure – Heidi needs a lesson in making CHOP
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August 1, 2011 at 10:44 am
I agree with Nancy! Hand feeding scrambled eggs to each bird is no way to spend her (or the hired help’s) time every morning! She’s in desperate need of Chop!
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August 1, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Ratings, it’s all about the ratings. They don’t give a rat’s ass about Heidi or the birds. Sorry, but I’ve seen their shows on reptiles, and I was appalled at their fear-mongering to get ratings. I have unliked AP on my FB page!
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August 1, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Im sorry but I dont really like the animal planet either since they had that show on about the meerkats and they let the one meerkat suffer due to a cobra bite and she died and I was so angry . The camera crew could have gone in and got her to a vet but no for ratings they left her to die . I cannot forgive that nor would I ever . Sorry but as for me and mine we hate the animal planet and always will .
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December 25, 2012 at 9:40 pm
I’ve been trying to find a way to watch this show since it aired last year to no avail. I missed the original airing so have been looking on Netflix and on the Internet for a way to watch it. If you know of anyway to see it, let me know.
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